Designing a high-performing comms team at Rio Tinto: An Interview with Jess Lonsdale - Kademy - chunk 4

the company’s global comms team. With employees spread across Australia, Canada and London, Jess aimed to establish an agile, “glocal” structure that would be responsive to the business’s ongoing needs. Jess shared valuable insights from her experience in redesigning her team at Kademy’s recent member roundtable, attended by comms leaders. Below, she elaborates on some of those key learnings and takeaways. Jess, thanks for joining us. How did you approach redesigning your comms team? My first step was to define the exam question. By that, I mean digging into the ‘why’ and ‘why now’.